Ute studied psychology
at Bielefeld University, Germany. After that she spent half a year at the University of Seville,
Spain, studying Spanish and Business Administration.
She earned her Ph.D. from Bielefeld University in 2006, Germany, in Work and Organizational
Psychology. She continued as a postdoctoral fellow at the HROB department of the University
of Amsterdam Business School before starting at Maastricht University in
2007.

Ute's research mainly focuses on occupational health-related topics such as emotional labor and the role of mindfulness for employee health and well-being.
She is involved in teaching in the bachelor program of psychology and the work and organizational psychology master program.

Hülsheger, U. R. (2015). Making sure that mindfulness is promoted in organizations in the right way and for the right goals. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 8, 674-679.